I also happen to think the idea of engineering super-IQ humans is silly (for now), but this PZ Myers post is AWFUL:http://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2016/04/05/superbrains-will-not-come-out-of-a-test-tube/ …
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@slatestarcodex I agree with PZ that the numbers thrown around, like "IQ 1000", are pretty vacuous. -
@slatestarcodex Much more modest stuff like embryo selection is way more likely (for now, as I say) than CRISPR-style IQ boosting. -
@StuartJRitchie@slatestarcodex This chart shows the likely IQ gains from embryo selection: http://www.nickbostrom.com/papers/embryo.pdf …pic.twitter.com/23NH73sG26
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